A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.29 (ml/mb) was reported 55 kilometers (34 miles) from Petrolia in CA on Thursday. Exact location of earthquake, -124.93683624268° West, 40.345500946045° North, depth 10.579999923706 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 10.579999923706 km (7 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 05/12/24 / 2024-12-05 21:07:26 / December 5, 2024 @ 9:07 pm. The 3.29-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 21:07:26 / 9:07 pm (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: nc75096336. Unique identifier: nc75096336.
Country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Fortuna (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 72 km (45 miles) from Fortuna (c. 11 900 pop).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-two, in the last 10 days thirty-six, in the past 30 days thirty-eight and in the last 365 days sixty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 55 km WNW of Petrolia, CA. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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